If there’s ever an argument to make check swings and judgment calls reviewable in MLB, this is it. The Giants and Dodgers gave us an all-timer last night that came down to the wire. Following Cody Bellinger‘s big clutch hit in the ninth, the Giants were in miracle mode. Down one with an offense that […]
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The Royals had another rough year, finishing fourth in the AL Central at 74 and 88. It wasn’t all awful, though. Things are looking brighter in Kansas City with promising talent closing in on the big leagues and a slowly improving roster. The biggest positive this year, though, was Salvador Perez. What Perez accomplished in […]
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Two pitchers define this recent era of baseball for me. The first is Clayton Kershaw, an inner-circle Hall of Fame pitcher with a peak to rival fellow Dodger Sandy Koufax. The other is Max Scherzer. Mad Max began his career as a Diamondback. The 11th pick in the 2006 Draft out of the University of […]
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Let’s take a trip back to 2019. Cody Bellinger is finishing up a monster MVP season. His only major competition, Christian Yelich, is struck down with a devastating knee injury. There’s nothing but open field ahead of him. All Bellinger has to do is run. That he does, taking home 19 first-place votes while picking […]
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On Monday, August 16th, Trevor Bauer stepped into court for the first hearing regarding the ongoing sexual assault allegations against him. It’s the culmination of a drawn-out investigation that has kept him out of the game for nearly two months. Since then, disturbing report after disturbing report has come out about the Dodgers right-hander that […]
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Was that heaven? Yeah. For baseball fans, the Field of Dreams game was heaven in Iowa. The production was near perfect, the field was immaculate, and it was all complemented by a game for the ages. For once, Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball got something incredibly right. It’s an often overused sentiment, but the […]
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The Seattle Mariners have low expectations. Their offense ranks below average in OPS+, SLG, and walks while ranking dead last in batting average. They’ve been no-hit twice. Their team president Kevin Mather went on an embarrassing rant about service time manipulation and paying interpreters, leaving him with no choice to resign. Yet, here we are. […]
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Great sports rivalries are often forged through a long history of competition. The Cubs and Cardinals, Dodgers and Giants, and Yankees and Red Sox were all built up through repeated matchups with division stakes, dramatic moments, and media eager to fuel the hype. Astros-Yankees, however, is something different. They aren’t division rivals or share territory. […]
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The San Francisco Giants are not ready to call it quits. Five years removed from their last postseason appearance and seven from their last of three World Series wins, the Giants are back on top of not just the NL West, but all of baseball. With an aging core that has found the fountain of […]
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The Arizona Diamondbacks are in Hell. After recently setting the record for the worst road losing streak in history, they’re still looking for a win away from home. For as bad as the snakes are in their own ballpark, nothing compares to the putrid brand of baseball they play outside of Chase Field. It’s a […]
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The eyes of the baseball world are focused on a pitching scandal that could implicate some of the best arms around the league and rightfully so. Graeme Wallace has a great take on that sticky situation if you’re interested. However, beneath the talk of sticky substances and Gerrit Cole‘s terrible interview answers lies another problem […]
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